tornadizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tornātīcius, from Latin tornāre. By surface analysis, tornado +‎ -izo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toɾnaˈdiθo/ [t̪oɾ.naˈð̞i.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toɾnaˈdiso/ [t̪oɾ.naˈð̞i.so]
• Rhymes: -iθo
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: tor‧na‧di‧zo

Adjective

tornadizo (feminine tornadiza, masculine plural tornadizos, feminine plural tornadizas)

1. fickle, changeable, wishy-washy
2. renegade

Further reading

• “tornadizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10